I wouldn't call people who can't bear to see their loved ones die right in front of them bad people. I don't think I would've had the heart to accept Karlach's wishes to just blow up on the pier as I watched on. Especially after I heard her lament the life she'd never have.
But the life she laments isn't a life in Avernus! Not respecting someone's wishes and pushing them to do what makes you feel good is bad!
Originally Posted by Walking Kole
Sometimes being a good friend means standing up to your friends for their own good. Yes, Avernus is a place of trauma for her, but trauma can be overcome. Things are different now: She's not alone anymore. There are people who love her and believe in her. This time, the pain and the struggle are worth pushing through for the promise of a better tomorrow.
But that's a decision she gets to make. You don't get to push her into it. If Larian wants to make their new ending work, they need to create a pathway toward it in which Karlach realizes, organically, that she has found a wonderful family to support and believe in her. But even if they do that, it still feels wrong to me. Karlach says, in no uncertain terms, that she will be caught and enslaved again if she turns up in Avernus. All the love and support in the world won't do her any good when that happens.
